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Ascaridoid nematodes of sirenians—a new species in the Senegal manatee

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

J. F. A. Sprent
J. F. A. Sprent
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld. 4067, Australia.
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Abstract

Another species in the genus Heterocheilus Diesing, 1839, collected from Trichechus senegalensis, is described. It differs from H. tunicatus in possessing elongate cuticular plaques on the body surface in the oesophageal region, a cuticle-lined vestibule between mouth and oesophagus, and triangular interlabial structures. A comparison is made between specimens of H. tunicatus from T. manatus and the specimens from T. inunguis described in a previous paper (Sprent, 1980).

Type
Supplementary Review Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 57 , Issue 1 , March 1983 , pp. 69 - 76
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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